Springhare

Springhare

Pedetes capensis

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park

📅 Monthly Probability

20–30
Jan
<5
Feb
10–20
Mar
10–20
Apr
10–20
May
<5
Jun
20–30
Jul
<5
Aug
10–20
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
10–20
Dec

🌙 When They're Spotted

Most active during nighttime hours (6pm–6am) · across all parks (global)

🌙Nocturnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Hwange National Park 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
10–20%
2 Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
10–20%
3 Addo Elephant National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
0–10%
4 Kruger National Park 🇿🇦 South Africa
0–10%
5 Waterberg Plateau Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
Insufficient data
6 Moremi Game Reserve 🇧🇼 Botswana
Insufficient data
7 Chobe National Park 🇧🇼 Botswana
Insufficient data
8 Etosha National Park 🇳🇦 Namibia
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Springhare in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park?

About 12% of visitor-days record a Springhare sighting in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, based on 9 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Springhare in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park?

July has the highest sighting rate for Springhare in Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park in our monthly data.

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